21st Century Classroom 1:1 and Technology Subcommittee
Expectation: The expectation from this sub-committee is that by the end of the 3rd Quarter, we will have a full recommendation on what a one-to-one environment should look like at Harlan Community Schools. This recommendation must be based not only on research, but on personal classroom experiences, experiences and lessons learned from other schools, proof-of-concept experiences, parent input, student input, community input, etc. The recommendation from this sub-committee will be presented to the HCSD school board at the4/9/2012board meeting. Upon board approval, the recommendation will also be presented to theHarlanCommunitySchool Districtstaff, students, parents and other community members during subsequent scheduled meetings.
1:1 Topics/Items/Details to be considered:
What is the primary goal that we are trying to accomplish with 1:1?
Should we prototype a 1:1 initiative with certain students?
What devices?
Laptops, netbooks, chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets, a combination of all listed????
Will need to include cases and bags to protect the devices
How do we ensure student ownership of the device to reduce abuse/damage/misuse?
Which students to include?
Student Council, one class for specific teachers, ???
MUST include some free/reduced students
Which teachers to involve?
Would like classes that involve a fair amount of writing assignments, or teachers involved will need to assign writing assignments
What legal issues must be considered/addressed?
Acceptable Use Policy – remind students/parents of their responsibilities
Parent approval – must get before handing out the machines
Misuse/damage – how to handle?
Peripheral devices – if not the approved for the specific product, can cause significant damage.
We need to schedule visits to other schools to assess their implementations
January 16th and March 9th would be good days to do this
Infrastructure
Wireless access in classrooms – are there any dead zones?
May need to have a wireless survey completed
Wired options – do we need to provide?
Bandwidth – is 35MB enough?
Power in classrooms – not sufficient
Recommendation must include this component
How do we see students recharging their devices?
Power banks in classrooms?
Charging stations?
Storage capacity on the servers
If video becomes a major factor, may need to increase
Will there be a need to access network resources from home?
Naming standard for student machines
Secure storage location
Mac vs. PC
Discuss the facts and the pros and cons of each option
Should a hybrid solution be used?
Google Docs vs. Office 365 vs. Office 2010
What are the pros and cons of each?
What other options are out there?
Do we want to require student to have/be provided with email accounts?
Mobile access – how great is the need?
Roaming labs
Hot spots on buses
Wireless access for those students who may not have it at home
3G cellular devices?
Supervised building access in the evenings?
Learning/Classroom Management Systems
What are they?
Are they needed?
What vendor do we want to use?
Parent Buy-in/Support
What to communicate and when?
Speak Up online survey – national online survey that collects feedback from students, staff and parents on issues such as how the school district is viewed from many different perspectives, including technology use and preparedness.
Funding options
Look into the feasibility of parents covering some of the cost of the devices
Device fee (1%, 5%)?
With a buy-out option at graduation?
Full purchase price?
How to handle for free/reduced students?
Bags/skins/peripheral devices
Refresh cycle – not just a one-time purchase
Maintenance costs
Batteryreplacement/refresh costs
Insurance
Follow-up topics/items/details after the recommendation is made and approved:
A rollout plan must be developed
One grade at a time? Full implementation?
How can we utilize the devices that we currently have within the District?
10+ labs at the high school
6 labs at the middle school
Training
What is needed for staff?
Overlap of PD subcommittee, but needs specific to 1:1 need to be identified
Atomic Learning Assessments through the AEA
Initial training vs. periodic refresher training
What is needed for students?
Virus/malware/spyware prevention
How to configure for home use
Internet safety
District Policies
Student and staff Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) must be revisited
Consequences for inappropriate use of internet, network, email
1:1 and Technology Subcommittee
Expectation: The expectation from this sub-committee is that by the end of the 3rd Quarter, we will have a full recommendation on what a one-to-one environment should look like at Harlan Community Schools. This recommendation must be based not only on research, but on personal classroom experiences, experiences and lessons learned from other schools, proof-of-concept experiences, parent input, student input, community input, etc. The recommendation from this sub-committee will be presented to the HCSD school board at the 4/9/2012 board meeting. Upon board approval, the recommendation will also be presented to the Harlan Community School District staff, students, parents and other community members during subsequent scheduled meetings.
1:1 Topics/Items/Details to be considered:
Follow-up topics/items/details after the recommendation is made and approved: